keep safe
1 [VN] ~ sb/sth (from sth / from doing sth) to keep sb/sth safe from death, harm, loss, etc:
to save sb's life * to save a rare species (from extinction) * Doctors were unable to save her. * She saved a little girl from falling into the water. * He's trying to save their marriage. * She needs to win the next two games to save the match. * Thanks for doing that. You saved my life (= helped me a lot). * Money from local businesses helped save the school from closure.
money
2 ~ (sth) (up) (for sth) to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing:
[V] I'm not very good at saving. * I'm saving for a new bike. * We've been saving up to go to Australia. * [VN] You should save a little each week. * I've saved almost ｣100 so far.
collect sth
3 [VN] to collect sth because you like it or for a special purpose:
I've been saving theatre programmes for years. * If you save ten tokens you can get a T-shirt.
keep for future
4 ~ sth (for sth/sb) to keep sth to use or enjoy in the future: [VN, VNN] Save some food for me. * Save me some food. * [VN] He's saving his strength for the last part of the race. * We'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow.
not waste
5 ~ (sth) on sth
